Dylan Dreyer has returned to the Today show after three months of maternity leave, but the first-time mom was still able to check in with her husband and newborn son thanks to her colleagues.
Just as the 35-year-old meteorologist pointed out that she was able to leave her son at home without becoming a ‘crying mess’, her co-star Savannah Guthrie revealed that they were going to FaceTime her husband Brian Fichera and their three-month-old baby Calvin.
Although there were plenty of jokes exchanged between the couple, Dylan was brought to tears when Brian gushed about what an ‘unbelievable’ mother she is.
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Look of love: Dylan Dreyer’s husband Brian Fichera and their three-month-old son Calvin FaceTimed the new mom on the Today show on Monday to celebrate her first day back to work
‘She’s the perfect mother’: Dylan started to cry when Brian gushed about what an ‘unbelievable’ mother she is
At the start of the FaceTime chat, Today anchor Matt Lauer pointed out that only a few seconds ago Dylan was saying that she could ‘only imagine’ how things were at home on her first day back to work.
‘How are things going?’ she asked Brian. ‘Laundry is done? Lunches made? We’re good?’
‘Right now, everything is great,’ he responded, prompting Dylan to ask how thing were five minutes ago.
‘Right now, everything is great,’ he repeated, earning plenty of laughs from Dylan and her co-stars.
Close colleagues: Dylan’s co-stars Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauder were all smiles as the first-time mom checked in on her family
Love of her life: ‘He’s just my favorite person in the world,’ Dylan said of her son Calvin
When asked about what Dylan is like as a mother, Brian said he is amazed by his wife’s strength, noting that she blows him away every day.
‘She’s the perfect mother, and we’re so lucky to have her as our rock,’ he added.
Dylan started to tear up, and Savanna chimed in: ‘I knew we’d need those tissues.’
Matt went on to ask Dylan to talk about what Brian is like as a dad, and she joked: ‘Brian sleeps great through the night.
Celebration: Dylan struck a pose in the orange room while celebrating her fist day back
Second home: Savannah and Matt welcomed Dylan back to the show with plenty of hugs
Ready to go: The 35-year-old meteorologist had no problem getting back into the groove, and she noted she was able to leave home without becoming a ‘crying mess’
‘No, I’m kidding,’ she continued. ‘It’s amazing how all of a sudden we just became this team and the two of us had never changed a diaper before.
‘We didn’t know anything going into parenthood. He and I have just figured it out.’
‘The second we heard him cry, it’s like you knew your job right away,’ added Brian, prompting Savannah to say that now she needed a tissue.
Meanwhile, Dylan was happy to see that her baby boy wasn’t too affected by her going back to work.
Too cute: The Today show shared plenty of photos of the mom with her baby boy
The night before: ‘Got my Sunday snuggles in with the little guy. Back to work Monday!!’ Dylan wrote while sharing this image on Instagram
‘He looks very content with the bottle,’ she said. ‘Out of sight out of mind right now.’
The night before her return, Dylan shared a sweet Instagram photo of herself lying down next to baby Calvin.
‘Got my Sunday snuggles in with the little guy. Back to work Monday!! See you soon on @todayshow #wheredoesthetimego.’ she wrote.
Dylan announced her upcoming return to the Today show on Twitter last Monday by sharing a clip of herself waving her baby boy back and forth above her head.
‘One more week of sweatpants and no make-up and all day play with Calvin!! See you back on @todayshow next Monday March 20! #soontobesnowedin,’ she tweeted.
Celebration: Dylan shared a precious clip of herself waving her baby boy Calvin in the air to announce her return to the Today show last Monday
Dylan and Brian welcomed their first child Calvin Bradley on Saturday, December 17 at 11:52am, and she took to Instagram later that day to share photos of her with her newborn son.
‘Arriving right on schedule in a snowstorm… the love of our lives is finally here,’ she wrote ‘Meet Calvin Bradley Fichera: 11:52am, 8.3lbs, 20.5″ long. And by the way, childbirth is no joke!! OUCH!!’
Dylan went into labor on a Friday night and gave birth the following morning, telling Today that it wasn’t the easiest of births.
‘I pushed for about 3 hours, and he was a big guy and he didn’t quite fit, so he got stuck,’ she said. ‘We ended up doing a C-section anyway.’
Baby’s day out: Dylan took Calvin to Boston for the Super Bowl in January and happily posed for a photo with her Today co-star Al Roker
Happy family: Earlier this month, Dylan joked that her husband Brian was getting a bit more sleep than she was
Happy family: Dylan and Brian welcomed Calvin Bradley Fichera into the world on December 17, 2016
As for the name Calvin, Dylan said that it was just a name that she and her cameraman husband heard on TV and ‘it just kind of hit us both at the same time.’
Earlier this month, Dylan joined the Today show via FaceTime to give fans an update on her and her baby boy.
‘He’s just amazing. I’m so in love with him,’ she gushed. ‘He’s rolling over. He’s smiling all the time. He found his hands. His hands are his new biggest toy, I’d say hands and his feet.
‘He is starting to grab things a little more and he kicks his feet when he is excited. Oh my gosh, every day is something new.’